慣用音

Japanese

Kanji in this term
慣	用	音

Etymology

kwan'youon > kwan'yooon > kwan'yoːon > kan'yoːon

Compound of 慣用 (kan'yō, “customary”) +‎ 音 (on, “sound”).

Noun

慣用音 (hiragana かんようおん, romaji kan'yōon)

1. a reading of a kanji that is commonly accepted, but originally based on a corrupted reading

Synonyms

• 慣用読み (かんようよみ, kan'yōyomi)